by Eagle Ranch Academy | Oct 19, 2020 | Eagle Ranch Academy, Help your child, Parenting tips, Tips and Tricks
“People pleasers” are perfect examples of individuals who don’t know where setting boundaries begins and where they leave off or end. They say “yes” to every request, even if they know they are double or triple scheduled. They are also...
by Eagle Ranch Academy | Oct 13, 2020 | Eagle Ranch Academy, Health and mindfulness, Help your child, Parenting tips, Tips and Tricks
Potatoes grow outside, at least the ones I like for my mashed potatoes. The potatoes I am talking about are the “couch potatoes.” If we are not one ourselves, we probably know someone who is. Unfortunately, it’s a growing trend in the United States....
by Eagle Ranch Academy | Oct 8, 2020 | Eagle Ranch Academy, Help your child, Parenting tips, Tips and Tricks, Troubled Teenager
As parents, you motivate your child two ways, and it simply boils down to whether we motivate by fear or by love. It is critical to have open, two-way communication. Open communication enhances your relationship with your child. What motivates you? Is it more...
by Eagle Ranch Academy | Oct 5, 2020 | Eagle Ranch Academy, Help your child, Parenting tips, Parents Troubled Teen, Tips and Tricks, Troubled Teenager
The Native American people have used a tool to find balance in their lives by exercising their volition and finding the gifts from each medicine wheel’s direction. The Medicine Wheel represents the four sacred mountains, four directions, four colors of man, and...
by Eagle Ranch Academy | Oct 1, 2020 | Eagle Ranch Academy, Help your child, Parenting tips, Parents Troubled Teen, Teenagers Acting Out, Tips and Tricks, Troubled Teenager
Let’s Talk: When it comes to the relationship of communication with our children, I’m sure there’s specific situations that come to each of our minds. When communication is lacking, learning to be patient and build that trait isn’t always easy....
by Eagle Ranch Academy | Sep 23, 2020 | Eagle Ranch Academy, Health and mindfulness, Help your child, Parenting tips, Tips and Tricks, Troubled Teenager
Enable or empower are two words that evoke a specific strength and meaning. Within parenting, we must be very mindful of this. One tends to bring about negative reinforcement, a sense of entitlement. The other brings a more positive that promotes self-reliance and...